Three races on Milton election ballot

Wednesday

Contests for selectman, planning board and park commission will be on the April 24 Milton town election ballot

MILTON − Four candidates will compete for three selectman seats in the April 24 town election.

Voters will also decide contests for seats on the planning board and the park commission.

The deadline for submitting nomination papers to the town clerk’s office was Tuesday.

In the selectman race, incumbent David Burnes is seeking a second term while three challengers – Tony Farrington of Audubon Road, Melinda Collins of Hillside Street and former school committee Chairman Michael Zullas – are running to join the board.

Steven Fruzzetti of Granite Avenue took out nomination papers for selectman in January but did not submit them.

There are three selectman seats on the ballot this year due to the decision to expand the board to five members. The top vote-getter will win a three-year term, the second-place finisher will be elected for two years, and the third-place finisher will win a one-year term.

Incumbent Alexander Whiteside will face Richard Boehler of Church Street for a five-year term on the planning board.

The contest for a seat on the park commission will be between incumbent Robert Kelly and Scott MacKay of Columbine Road.

The membership of some town boards will change after the election, with some current office-holders being replaced by candidates running without opposition.

The three candidates for the three available seats on the board of library trustees are Philip Driscoll of Canton Avenue, Chiara Frenquellucci of Central Avenue and incumbent Paul Hayes. Trustee Andrea Gordon is not running for re-election.

Driscoll is not seeking re-election to the housing authority. The lone candidate for that five-year term is Earl Fay of Annapolis Road.

James Coyne of Brook Road is the only candidate for a five-year term on the board of cemetery trustees. Trustee Robert Mason is not seeking re-election.

Incumbents Kevin Donahue and Sheila Egan Varela are unopposed for two seats on the school committee.

There will be no competition for the two available seats on the board of health. Incumbent Laura Richards is running for a three-year term, and Mary Stenson of Sias Lane is seeking a one-year term.

Other incumbents running unopposed are Town Clerk Susan Galvin, Town Treasurer James McAuliffe and Assessor James Henderson.

Unless noted, the elected offices carry three-year terms, except for town treasurer. McAuliffe is running for a new a one-year-term as treasurer.

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